From kde-telepathy  Fri Jul 20 15:58:04 2012
From: Martin =?ISO-8859-1?Q?Gr=E4=DFlin?= <mgraesslin () kde ! org>
Date: Fri, 20 Jul 2012 15:58:04 +0000
To: kde-telepathy
Subject: RFC: Moving KWallet Password dialog into Plasma
Message-Id: <1519435.TeYrCkp1NQ () martin-desktop>
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Hi all,

the problems around review request #105628 and getting KWallet's Passwo=
rd=20
dialog properly raised above the window it is asking the password for j=
ust=20
triggered a thought process.

The main problem here is that $service ask for a password through=20
$otherservice. This utterly fails because the $service is not linked di=
rectly=20
to a window which the window manager would need to properly stack the w=
indow.

Now if we think about it in most cases $service is actually a "system" =
service=20
which can be considered belonging to the workspace. E.g. checking for m=
ail,=20
logging into your telepathy account and so on.

Providing a password safe and asking for the master password is also a=20=

"system" service and should belong into the workspace.

So here my idea: let's move the password dialog into the desktop shell.=
 Have=20
it as a so-called "persistent" notification popping out of the panel an=
d be=20
shown on top of all other windows till the user either dismisses it or =
enters=20
the password.

I think this would solve most of our current issues. There would be one=
 place=20
where the dialog is shown to ask for the password, it is visually clear=
 that=20
it's a system service which asks for the password and not some random m=
alware=20
and if several applications want to open the wallet this problem is als=
o=20
nicely solved by e.g. saying "Mail Dispatcher Agent and Telepathy need =
to=20
unlock the wallet".

So what do you think?

Best Regards
Martin Gr=C3=A4=C3=9Flin
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